noun:

• tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk

noun:

• quadruple time; four-four time; common time - Music term
• the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum) - Music term ➜ 囃子【はやし】・笛【ふえ】・大鼓【おおつづみ】・小鼓【こつづみ】・太鼓【たいこ】

noun:

• lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs ➜ 結跏趺坐
• lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal

noun:

• k-car; kei car; lightweight car with low registration costs ➜ 軽自動車

noun:

• close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

adjective:

• restless; fidgety; in a hurry

noun:

• wokou; wakou; Japanese pirates of the Middle Ages

noun:

• cinquefoil (Potentilla matsumurae); potentilla; Japanese alpine perennial of the rose family

noun:

• adipocere; grave wax; greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place (graying)

noun / adjectival noun:

• freely; right and left; active without any restraint; with unrestricted energy in all directions - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

noun:

• Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)

noun:

• aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with

expression:

• anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time [literal] - proverb

adjectival noun / noun:

• having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

noun / ~する noun:

• laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter - four character idiom

noun:

• Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star - obscure term - Astronomy term ➜ 天狼星・シリウス

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

expression / ichidan verb:

• to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

noun:

• digital perm; hot perm; perm using hot rods regulated by a machine with a digital display

noun:

• empowering women; promoting women's contribution; removing obstacles to women's full participation in society and the workplace

expression / adverb:

• mainly; principally; chiefly; for the most part - archaism

noun:

• word game; wordplay; playing with words

godan ~す verb:

• to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of